It's easy for some people to hate Kanye West. He just provides so many obstacles to liking him.

But in the interest of balanced journalism, here are five roadblocks to liking Kanye, each one followed by five reasons he may not be that bad. Whatever you decide, it's pretty safe bet he will have plenty of supporters on hand when he performs at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday night.

Reason No. 1: Let's start with maybe his most famous jerky move: Leaping onstage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video video for “You Belong With Me." Classless and egomaniacal are words that come to mind.

On the plus side: He apologized for the incident several times, including nationally on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno." It takes some degree of humility to apologize on national TV.

Reason No. 2: He once tweeted the following (and he did so in all caps, like seen here):
"GOD CHOSE ME. HE MADE A PATH FOR ME. I AM GOD'S VESSEL. BUT MY GREATEST PAIN IN LIFE IS THAT I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE MYSELF PERFORM LIVE."
It's one thing to believe you are God's vessel; it's totally another to think not being able to see yourself perform is a great pain.

On the plus side: When Kim Kardashian was pregnant with his child, he asked that in lieu of baby shower gifts, people make contributions to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, which they did.
Reason No. 3: At Bonnaroo 2008, Kanye went into an egomaniacal rage for not being on the main stage. When organizers gave in and moved him there, he proceeded to show up two hours late for his set.

On the plus side: Maybe his ego isn't that huge. Both star Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay lauded Kanye's willingness to be a team player on the set of "Anchorman 2."

Reason No. 4: After winning three Grammys in 2006, Kanye said he believed he should be in a new version of the Bible: "I changed the sound of music more than one time. For all those reasons, I'd be a part of the Bible. I'm definitely in the history books already."

On the plus side: He really has changed music quite a bit, particularly hip-hop, where he has shown a much more open and sensitive side than most, particularly gangsta types.

Reason No. 5: While paparazzi are understandably a nuisance for any star, West has had more than his share of run-ins with them, including allegedly attacking photographer Daniel Ramos last year.

On the plus side: West later chatted with paparazzi, telling them, "I don’t want to be a negative influence on you guys, I don’t want you to be negative on me, I would prefer that we have a good relationship."